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Holidays and Observances
- New Years Day
- Last day of Kwanzaa
- Rose Parade
- Haiti - Independence Day
- Cuba - Liberation Day
Famous Birthdays
- 1971: Bobby Holik - New Jersey Devils
- 1969: Verne Troyer - Austin Powers
- 1940: Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
- 1895: J. Edgar Hoover - 1st FBI Director
- 1735: Paul Revere - Patriot
Top Box Office Movies
- 2008: National Treasure Book of Secrets - Cage
- 2007: Night at the Museum - Ben Stiller
- 2006: The Chronicles of Narnia - Georgie Henley
- 2005: Meet The Fockers - Ben Stiller
- 2004: The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin
- 1998: Titanic - Leonardo DiCaprio The Numbers: Historical Box Office Charts
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The 1990s
- 1999: 11 European Union countries make the Euro their official currency.
- 1994: The North American Free Trade Agreement between the United States, Canada and Mexico goes into effect.
- 1993: Czechoslovakia peacefully divided into two new countries: Czech Republic and Slovakia.
The 1800s
- 1863: Emancipation Proclamation is signed by Abraham Lincoln declaring Slaves are free.
January 1 2009 Top Social Stories
- Mahalo Answers: Best documentary films of all time (845 Views)
- Fark: Asked why he ran a stop sign, a drunk Charles Barkley told cops... (25440 Views)
- Reddit: Just saw this on the Fox News text message feed (1525 Score)
- Digg: Are eBayers really this stupid? (3410 Diggs)
- YouTube: Kathy Griffin on CNN "Knock the D*** out of your Mouth" (Time: 113,131)
- VideoSift: Marijuana: It's Time for a Conversation (35 Sifts)
- 1999: 11 European Union countries make the Euro their official currency.
